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This study examines the Refugees Welcome Movement campaign in Malmö between the period September 2015 and June 2016. The purpose of this study derives from the identification of a knowledge gap of descriptive, as well as analytical accounts that conceptualises the many and long withstanding occurrences of collective action within Social movement theory. This study aims therefore to tackle this kno
Slow sand filters (SSF) are biofilters which utilize the metabolic potential of complex biofilms to remove contaminants, such as harmful chemicals, organic carbon and pathogenic bacteria, from drinking water. This study presents the first analysis of fungal internally transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences in samples from two newly constructed and one established SSF, all of which underwent a removal
Having spent so many of my free hours immersed in the worlds of translated fiction, I set out to create a research project designed to better understand the entanglements of the imagination behind this art. This thesis aims to explore how literary translators construct their identity and how multiple forces create instability in the professional self. It continues to dissect how these identities b
Triple Helix theory is to analyze the function and interactions of academia, industry and government in regional innovation systems. The cases of Silicon Valley, Boston, Cambridge and Scania in Sweden all provide empirical studies for understanding the effects of the triple helix model in improvement of absorption ability and industrial clusters. But some scholars also argue that the Triple Helix
This paper empirically investigates the determinants of climate change perceptions across Europe, focusing on how political orientation and human values affect attribution- and trend belief, perceived impacts of climate change and climate concern. Previous studies in this field of research have ignored the risk of reverse causality, which is addressed in this paper by conducting the epidemiologica
Oxygenases use molecular oxygen to oxidise a plethora of biologically important reactions. To gain access to these reactions on a synthetic, and in the longer run, an industrial scale research focused on mimicking the active oxidant species, synthesis and reactivity studies of high valent Fe(IV)-oxo complexes that function as mimics of the active sites in iron oxygenases has been performed in the
There is a clearly visible dichotomy in architectural sustainability approaches today. While there are several housing solutions available fulfilling sustainability criteria, most of these follow the high-tech industrial approach. In main-stream architecture these are often referred to as “green” or “sustainable” architecture. “Natural” or “regenerative” building practices stand at the other end o
The study aims to increase our understanding of the limitations and benefits of structural and agent-oriented accounts in explaining the success and failure of peace negotiations. The propositions of ripeness and readiness theory are analysed through the lens of the agency-structure debate. Implicit assumptions on the nature of agents and structures, contained within the theories’ propositions on
The climate change and conflict nexus has been the focus of much debate and speculation in academic circles as well as public discourse. Much of the existing research has been undertaken by studies using quantitative methods, which intend to prove or disprove the existence of a causal relationship. However, this approach does little to help inform policy and practice, where a deeper understanding
This thesis explores whether and how rural-to-urban migration alters the Chinese migrant family in the case of divided rural households of 10 male migrant workers. The study relied on in-depth semi-structured interviews with married men, who are fathers, husbands and sons, and who are currently working on construction sites in Beijing. Drawing on Lusher & Robins’(2009) theory of masculinity, t
Stock return volatility is very high in the biotech industry opposed to other industries and there is limited explanation as to why. Biotech companies invest large amounts of money on research and development to move drugs forward in the clinical trial phases, to get market approval by the regulatory agency FDA. The drug discovery and development process is long and expensive, taking on average 12
The global fleet of 48,525 merchant ships is responsible for 90% of world trade, making the shipping industry invaluable in today’s globalised world. On average 1,000 of these ships reach the end-of-life and are recycled annually. Close to 80% of these vessels are disposed of on the coasts of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Ship recycling in itself is a sustainable and necessary practice because o
Designed as a case study, this thesis sheds light on women’s narratives about their experiences as home-based seamstresses working in the informal sector in Hanoi. It examines the ways in which social reproduction (SR) intersects with productive activities through the integration of paid work into the domestic space. It brings literature on informality and home-based work into conversation with fe
While contemporary research on managerial work in regard to normative control is extensive, there are fewer insights into employees’ perceptions. This study aims to discover knowledge workers’ understandings and perceptions of a strong and distinctive organizational culture. Comparing bold claims of an organizational culture with the imperfect reality attempts to sense the effects of normative con
This master’s thesis in Sociology of Law aimed to examine how plural legal orders and discourses work in Myanmar and how they influence the Rohingya Muslims’ legal status and identity. The research of this thesis was conducted by analysing various documents from international and national actors involved in the processes in Rakhine. The objective of this thesis was to reach my set aim by conductin
As multistressors have been shown to have significant effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, the following study was made with the purpose of examining how a number of stressors specifically connected to climate change may have varied during the latest 65,5 million years and whether it is possible to predict potential effects on global biodiversity in the future. The analyses focused o
Normative causal reasoning is essential for proper decision-making to be conducted, which is highly relevant in areas such as personnel assessment and predictions of work performance. However, research has found consistent violations of the Markov Assumption, a defining aspect of normative causal models that indicates which nodes in a causal network that are conditionally independent of one anothe
The thesis purpose is to determine how people’s evacuation performance is affected by carrying weight while performing a stair-climbing motion. The fire safety engineering and physiology fields are merged to increase the knowledge regarding ascending evacuation. A laboratory experiment was conducted, in which participants performed three different sessions; during the first session, participants p
The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of the ability of educational interventions to improve strategic thinking. It does this both by contributing to the available empirical data on the development of strategic thinking ability and by exploring potential; avenues of research, intervention designs, study designs, sampling issues and analysis problems, for future studies as part
Strike-slip faults pose significant earthquake hazards in many populated areas and therefore information about their general behavior is needed in order to attempt to predict future earthquakes. Much of this information is acquired using paleoseismic techniques, which focus on analyzing past earthquakes. These include measurement of displacements of either geomorphic features or beds across faults
